NATO Response Force Driving Transformation

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NATO Response Force-Driving Transformation

• Royal United Services Institute for Defence and
  Security Studies
• 21 July 2006
• MG Gary L. Harrell, US A
• COM DJTF/ NRF-7

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1. Will the NRF live up to its billing as both
a mechanism for technological advancement and a
force capable of the full range of military
tasks? 2. What should be the priorities for
future development of the NRF to ensure that it
can advance NATO transformation?
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Exercise Vignette
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STEADFAST JAGUAR Deployable Joint Task Force
(DJTF)

• Approximately the same as Paris to New York
• 24 Strategic lift flights and 9 ships
• 2,004 vehicles deployed, equal to 40 of all
  vehicles in CPV
• 21 vessels, 20 fixed wing and 14 rotary wing

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DJTF Command and Control

• Area the size of the Czech Republic
• Sea-based C2 platform
• Strategic and In-theater communications
• All elements of combat power employed (Maneuver,
  Firepower, Protection, Leadership, Information)

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DJTF Brava Island Seismic Event Response
181600ZJUN06 Brava Seismic Event
181600ZJUN06 CPV Govt. request
181900ZJUN06 Flight 1(AV8B) Launch
DJTF JOC
Photo feedback
DJTF Monitoring CPV events
CPV Govt
Info
18 JUN 06 Flight 2 (F-16) Launch
19JUN06 Team redeploy
1524Z Report
Recce feedback
18 JUN 06 Flight 3(MPA) Launch
190730ZJUN06 Assessment Team deploy
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MISSION CAMPAIGN PLAN
30 JUN 06
Arrival of DJTF forces in CPV
COM meetings with NRF CCs Team building and
situational awareness
Positive Engagement (if needed) with ENV NGOs
Successful Media and DV Day
NRF LIVEX safely accomplishment incidents
minimized/well managed
DJTF Center of Gravity
Safe and orderly redeployment
10 JUN 06
Good parting relations with GCV
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Communication Support in Steadfast Jaguar
NATO Static CISin Europe
JFC BrunssumCOM NRF
PsyOps
EUROCORPS
SPMARFOR
Air Command
Special Forces Command
Reach Back
NATO
CV TELECOM
SP
US
COMDJTF
APOD/DOB
COMMCC
ECFwd
COMCJPOTF
COMJLSG
COMACC Fwd
USS MTW
SOCC Fwd
COMCJSOCC
CBRN
SPOD
SA
TLB
NATO Deployable CIS
SPS CST
4.500 Km away from Europe
National DeployedCIS
Task Force
Units
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NATO contributions in CAPE VERDE
Leave behind projects
Road Improvements 6K
Hydrographic Survey 2M
Hydrographic Maritime Charts 3M
Barracks Upgrade, EOD Support 5K
Terrain Analysis/ Land Use data (3 islands) 130K

Hospital Equipment Transport 15K
CIMIC Training 6K

• 5.17M leave behind (19K cost to NATO)
• Local contracts and facilities use 3M
• 2nd order economy inject (restaurants, tourism,
  local hires) 2M

CPV Emergency plan 5K
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THE NRF IS READY TO DEPLOY
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Lessons Learned

• LIVEX
• SEABORNE C2 PLATFORM (MTW)
• JOINT LOGISTICS SUPPORT GROUP (JLSG)
• COMMON FUNDING
• COMMON OPERATING PICTURE (COP)

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Lessons Learned

• LIVEX
• SEABORNE C2 PLATFORM (MTW)
• JOINT LOGISTICS SUPPORT GROUP (JLSG)
• COMMON FUNDING
• COMMON OPERATING PICTURE (COP)

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Questions?